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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Pair Wanted On Warrants Nabbed By Franklin Lakes PD, Released Under Bail Reform
Franklin Lakes police continued to pick off out-of-town motorists wanted on outstanding warrants – and not just on Route 208. A stop on Colonial Road on Wednesday turned up warrants on two Paterson men, both of whom were being sought by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, Capt. John Bakelaar said. William Stokes, 52, also was wanted out of Paterson and Wayne, while Kiwan Bradley, 35, also was wanted out of Fairfield, the captain said. Stokes was taken to the Passaic County Jail -- only to be ordered released by a judge slightly over 24 hours later under New Jersey's 2017 bail reform law. …
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: Cardiologist From Franklin Lakes Charged With Route 208 DWI
A cardiologist affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Group was charged with DWI after Wyckoff police stopped him no Route 208, authorities said. Officer Kenneth Marcoux stopped 54-year-old Felix Daileysterling of Franklin Lakes after receiving an alert from a neighboring town of a possibly intoxicated driver heading north on the highway in a black Tesla, Police Chief David Murphy said. Dailysterling, formerly of Guttenberg, “was having difficulty maintaining a lane of travel” and “displayed signs of impairment” after the stop, Murphy said. He also smelled of alcohol, the chief said…
New City, NY
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West Nyack Couple Busted With 60 Bags Of Heroin In NJ, Police Say
A West Nyack couple was carrying 60 bags of heroin when they were stopped on a local highway, police in New Jersey said. Glen Rock Officer T.J. Graziani pulled the car over on southbound Route 208 for not maintaining a lane and having no visible rear license plate just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The passenger, 44-year-old Shawn R. Landau, tried giving police a bogus name “in an attempt to evade arrest on active warrants that were issued by the Elmwood Park and Paterson Municipal Courts,” Ackermann said. Both he and the driver – Erin Davey, 43 – were taken…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: Stoned Driver Bolts Across Rt 208, Found In Girlfriend's Trunk
A stoned driver stopped for driving erratically suddenly dashed across both lanes of Route 208 and was later picked up by his girlfriend, said Wyckoff police who found him hiding in her trunk. Officer Michael Flim stopped a black Trailblazer with New York license plates on the southbound side of the highway after the driver “appeared to have difficulty keeping the vehicle within its lane of travel,” Lt. Joseph Soto. The driver, 34-year-old Gibran Freytes Bautista of Philadelphia, admitted smoking pot before getting behind the wheel, prompting a search of the SUV, Soto said. As Flim looked …
Paterson, NJ
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Driver Hospitalized After Spinout Crash On Route 208 In Hawthorne
HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- A driver was hospitalized with injuries that responders didn't consider life-threatening after her sedan spun out and struck a utility pole, snapping it in half, on northbound Route 208 Wednesday afternoon. An ambulance took the victim to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center following the afternoon crash just south of the Goffle Road exit ramp, which backed traffic for miles. A flatbed tow truck removed the 4-door sedan while a PSE&G crew tended to the damaged utility pole. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff PD: Repeat Offender Caught Speeding With Crack On Route 208
WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Bail reform strikes again: A repeat offender who's been arrested and released several times in recent months was busted again -- this time after Wyckoff police who stopped his speeding car on Route 208 said he was carrying crack -- only to be freed once more. Officer Robert Schlossberg stopped the 2001 Toyota Avalon near Cedar Court after Jaime D. Bauer, 29, of Wyckoff exited the northbound highway at Cedar Hill Avenue just after 11 p.m. Friday, Lt. Joseph Soto said. He'd been doing between 65-70 miles per hour in a 55MPH zone, Soto said. Schlossberg immediately spotted …
